A 40-something Western Canadian who still thinks he's 24. Dreamer, thinker, photographer, traveler, entrepreneur, software developer. Adores women immensely but is still working hard at trying to understand them! :-)

This is my personal blog and primarily focuses on my photography & videography.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

It's now clear that the call has gone out to Liberals and the Radical Left to flood conservative blogs like this one and radio talk shows. I noticed this in the last hour of Roy Green's show today, which you can listen to here by the way. Move the slider to 07:10 and you'll here an excellent interview with Lorne Gunter and Lori Goldstein.

So when you see commenters claiming to be "lifelong conservatives" go onto trash Harper then you know that they're duplicitous, dishonest Liberal/NDP trolls. The other little psychological trick they use is to say that all conservatives are "extremists" whereas they and their CBC ilk are "average Canadians". Yeah, right!

ANYONE who supports this technically legal but highly undemocratic takeover of power BEFORE EVEN ONE BUDGET has been presented, has no respect for Canada, its history, or its traditions. And as we learned today, Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe had this all planned long ago.

If you want to see some honest candor from the power-hungry thugs on the Left read this diatribe by the infamous Scott Reid. In the aformentioned radio interview his piece is discussed, though not mentioned by name. Reid's head is so far up the ass of the Liberal Party that he must be a touch typist because there's no possible way he could ever see the keyboard! But at least he's being honest. Sure, he doesn't give a damn about the democratic franchise of the Canadian people. Sure, he doesn't give a damn about destroying 141 years of parliamentary tradition. Sure, he doesn't give a damn that this may cause Western Separation and only heighten the possibility of Quebec Separation. But at least he's being honest with views.

Also it's mind boggling the media coverage. Everyone I know regardless of political affiliation is shocked & absolutely disgusted over this, but you would get the impression from the MSM that this isn't a big deal to most. I would even go as far to say many in the MSM seem to be cheering it on.

btw, for a good laugh sometimes check the comment history from some of these "ex-conservatives" on the CBC. More often than not you'll see the same comment cut and pasted a dozen times on every political story.

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About Moi

"Pelalusa" is a glorious Spanish-sounding word that means ... well ... absolutely nothing! The word doesn't actually exist. But it sure sounds like it means something!!
While living in Mexico City in 1996/97 I would often ask my friends the meaning of this word and that. One day I asked what "pelalusa" meant, for it just 'sounded' like a word that would mean something en Español. But alas, it does not.

What's With The Ads?

I've launched a new website called Pelalusa.com. Eventually it'll become a fully fledged social networking site but for now it's just a fun travel site, showcasing my journeys and photography. I hope you enjoy it and I always welcome suggestions to improve it.

This new site will be advertising sponsored. What's different about it though is that 50% of the profits (eventually increasing towards 100%) will be donated to philanthropic efforts such as BC Digital Divide. It'll be a global effort, with a particular focus on technology and education.

So I decided to also allow the ads on here too. Please know that I have no control over their content. If some ad does catch your interest, at least you know where the money will be going.

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Favourite Quotes

When I was around 12 years old I wrote the following: "Too many get caught up in the noise of everyday life to hear the symphony of what life is really all about."

"The bigger the government grows, the smaller the individual becomes." -- Dennis Prager

"When you take away a person's need to provide for themselves, you take away their humanity." -- Damon Rexroad

"Life is a gift, not an obligation. So make the very best of every single day you're given!" - Donovan Campbell

"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money to spend." -- Margaret Thatcher

"You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man's age-old dream-the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path. Plutarch warned, "The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits." -- Ronald Reagan

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If you'd like to see an amazing site that is full of old commercials, radio programs, and a host of other fascinating memorabilia then click here.

The Cluetrain Manifesto

The Internet is causing an amazing transition to occur about how individuals interact with the companies that they buy from and work for. Most companies are still in denial about even the presence of this change, much to their own peril.
Shown here are the 95 Theses' of the Cluetrain Manifesto:

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I've collected together a number of my best flower photos. Each of them has more than sufficient resolution for printing, even as an enlargement. You can download a 46MB Zip file containing many photos by clicking on this image: